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Verse Proverbs 31:2. _WHAT, MY SON?_] The Chaldee בר _bar_ is used
twice in this verse, instead of the Hebrew בן _ben_, son. This verse
is very elliptical; and commentators, according to their differ...
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The repetitions are emphatic; expressive of anxious love.
SON OF MY VOWS - Like Samuel, and Samson, the child often asked for in
prayer, the prayer ratified by a vow of dedication. The name Lemuel
(li...
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VII. THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL TAUGHT HIM BY HIS MOTHER
CHAPTER 31 The Virtuous Woman
“The words of King Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught
him”; this is the superscription of this chapter. W...
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SECOND DIVISION. SAYINGS OF LEMUEL. A manual of directions for kings.
Proverbs 31:1. The title is uncertain. RV is not grammatically
correct. Read _mg._ MASSA (_mg.),_ rendered oracle in Proverbs 31:3...
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MY SON? Compare the Structure, (p. 864),...
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VII. The Words of King Lemuel. Chap. Proverbs 31:1-9
We have here another short Appendix. King Lemuel records, as his
oracle, or wise teaching, the counsel given him by his mother
(Proverbs 31:1). Wi...
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_What_ This word thrice repeated finds its sufficient explanation in
the yearning earnestness of a mother's heart. The LXX. expand it,
"What, my son, shalt thou keep? What? the sayings of God." Simila...
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WHAT, MY SON, &C.— Solomon tells us, chap. Proverbs 4:3 that he _was
tender and only-beloved in the sight of his mother._ The reader cannot
have a finer comment upon that passage, than the beginning o...
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CHAPTER 31
TEXT Proverbs 31:1-9
1.
The words of king Lemuel:
The oracle which his mother taught him.
2.
Why, my son? and what, O son of my womb?
And what, O son of my vows?
3.
Give not thy str...
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What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my
vows?
WHAT, MY SON: AND WHAT, THE SON OF MY WOMB (for whom I have borne
such throes, and whom therefore, I so intensely love)?...
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The repeated WHAT? appears to point to an inclination towards these
excesses. SON OF MY VOWS] see 1 Samuel 1:11....
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THE MOTHER OF LEMUEL. THE EXCELLENT WOMAN
1-9. An exhortation addressed to king Lemuel by his mother, urging him
to avoid women and wine. The latter leads to slackness and unfairness
in the administr...
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Lemuel was not a king of Israel. But his name means ‘he belongs to
God’ in the Hebrew language. (Hebrew was the language of the people
in Israel.)
Lemuel’s birth was the answer to his mother’s prayer...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 31
V1 These are the words of King Lemuel.
This section is a difficult puzzle that his mother taught to him....
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WHAT, MY SON? — _i.e._, what shall I say? The question, thrice
repeated, shows her extreme anxiety to give good advice to this son,
who was “tender, and only beloved in the sight of his mother.”
THE...
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מַה ־בְּ֭רִי וּ מַֽה ־בַּר ־בִּטְנִ֑י
וּ֝
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CHAPTER 32
A GOOD WOMAN
"O woman-hearts, that keep the days of old
In living memory, can you stand back
When Christ calls? Shall the heavenly Master lack
The serving love, which is your life's fi...
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THE WORTHY WOMAN
Proverbs 31:1-9
In these words of King Lemuel, we notice a mother's influence in the
education of her son. A woman is never more nobly occupied than in
warning her son against the se...
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This is the second section of the appendix. There have been many
conjectures as to who King Lemuel was, but nothing certainly can be
said. It is divided into two parts, the first of which consists of...
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What, my son? and what, the son of (c) my womb? and what, the son of
my vows?
(c) By this often repetition of one thing, she declares her motherly
affection....
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_Vows. She seems unable to express her concern for him when he first
mounted the throne, and shewed her the greatest reverence, 3 Kings ii.
19._...
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What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my
vows? Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which
destroyeth kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for ki...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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WHAT, MY SON?.... What shall I call thee? though thou art a king, can
I address thee in more suitable language, or use a more endearing
appellative than this, and what follows? permit me, thy mother,...
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What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my
vows?
Ver. 2. _What, my son? and what, the son of my womb?_] An abrupt
speech, importing abundance of affection; even more than mig...
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_What, my son_ A short speech, arguing her great passion for him; what
words shall I take? What counsels shall I give thee? My heart is full;
I must give it vent; but where shall I begin? _What, the s...
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OF PROPER KINGLY DEPORTMENT...
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What, my son! an impassioned exclamation addressed to her son to keep
him from choosing ways of evil. AND WHAT, THE SON OF MY WOMB! the
expression being intended to show the depth of the true mother's...
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In THE FINAL CHAPTER of the book has also a peculiar character, King
Lemuel is the writer, but not the author, for he simply quotes the
words of his mother. Actually, no king of Israel or Judah is kno...
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WHAT? a short speech, arguing her great passion for him; what dost
thou do? or, what words shall I take? what counsels shall I give thee?
My heart is full, I must give it vent; but where shall I begin...
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Proverbs 31:2 son H1248 son H1248 womb H990 son H1248 vows H5088
the son of my womb - Isaiah 49:15
the son of my vows
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CONTENTS: Words of King Lemuel on the dangers of intemperance and the
worth of a godly woman.
CHARACTERS: God, Lemuel, his mother.
CONCLUSION: A virtuous woman who has command of her own spirit, who...
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Proverbs 31:1. _The words of king Lemuel._ Ancient kings had many
names and surnames which embarrass history. The first name of Solomon
was Jedidiah, or Jedid-jah, beloved of God. 2 Samuel 12:25. Lemu...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 31:1 The Sayings of King Lemuel. The word
translated “oracle” (v. Proverbs 31:1) is the same as in...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
LEMUEL. This Hebrew word signifies “_For God_,” or “_belonging
to God_,” and is regarded by most commentators as a proper name. THE
PROPHECY. Delitzsch, Stuart, and many other Hebrew...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 31:1
PART VIII. SECOND APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION, containing "the
words of Lemuel" on the subjects of impurity and intemperance....
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Now the thirty-first proverb are,
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him
(Proverbs 31:1).
So these are really the words of King Lemuel's mother unto him. The
advice of a go...
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1 Samuel 1:11; 1 Samuel 1:28; Isaiah 49:15...